Emily Heskett Photography

On a Walk

2010-04-06T17:36:00.000-07:00

For the past three weeks or so, I have been taking a photography class on how to use my new flash unit (the 580 EXII, for those of you who are interested.) It's been slow moving--I am not a huge fan of using flash, but I wanted to have it for those indoor shots where I just can't get the exposure right because there's not enough light available. One of my class assignments was to take photos with the flash outdoors. This was challenging to me, because I didn't feel I needed it outside, but I went ahead with the assignment anyway. Mom and I took a walk and I brought my camera along. I snapped a few nature-y shots, and also took a few pictures of Mom with the flash. Here are some of my favorites from our walk!

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Easter

2010-04-06T17:28:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday, we had an Easter celebration at my house, and of course my family all comes and joins us. This means that I get to see all my cousins and their children--which gives me a chance to photograph some of the little ones. Unfortunately, I had a bit of a bug this weekend and wasn't feeling 100%, so I didn't get to take too many. But I still got some that I really like. Here are some of those photos:

And just for kicks, some flowers:

:)

slacker!

2010-04-06T16:02:00.000-07:00

I have been behind on posting to this blog, so to get this thing kick-started again, I am going to post a recent photoshoot I did with my cousin's baby girl, Alaina, who was 4.5 months old at the time. She's growing like a weed and getting prettier every day! :) Here are some of my favorites from our session:

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This is Alaina with her mama, my cousin's wife, Laura.

Brand New Website!

2009-12-14T19:41:00.001-08:00

My website is fully functional and up & running! Check it out: http://emilyheskettphotography.com

I want to thank my web developer, Andy Forwark, for helping me get this up and running. I really appreciate all your time and effort in getting this website off the ground. Thanks, Andy!

New logo!

2009-11-30T16:08:00.000-08:00

I designed a new logo for my website, which will double as my watermark for images I put up on Flickr. I'm super excited, because I think this is something I can work with. :) Yay!

Check it out:

My website is currently in the works, being done by my friend, Andy Forwark. It's been a long time coming, but we've finally worked out something we can both benefit from, I think, so it should be up within the next week. *crosses fingers*

Brenna Mae

2009-11-30T13:35:00.000-08:00

I had a photoshoot yesterday with a happy, bubbly little lady named Brenna Mae. Her parents are friends with my mom and my aunt, so I've known them for awhile and am so excited that they have a wee one! She's gorgeous and perfect and happy and snuggly and I love her. Haha. Her photo session was the easiest, fastest one I have ever done -- same with the editing. I think it's because she was so easygoing about the whole thing. I had so much fun with their session, and I hope I get to take pictures of this little pumpkin again! Here are some of my favorite photos from her session:

First Newborn Shoot

2009-11-23T14:14:00.000-08:00

My cousin Jake and his wife, Laura, had a baby on October 27th, and I asked them if I could photograph their new little girl, Alaina Marie, to build up my portfolio and give me some experience with newborns. It was a very interesting morning! I was expecting little Alaina to sleep a lot more--she slept for the first 20 minutes, then was wide awake (and mad!) for the rest of it. But the shots I got turned out pretty well, I think. Here are some:

I can't wait to see you on Thanksgiving, Alaina! :)

Catching up!

2009-11-23T13:24:00.001-08:00

I am running really far behind on updating my blog. I have two posts to make, and one to make soon of some new photos. For right now, here are some images of the lovely Eimile from our senior portrait session! She is completely adorable and we had a blast working together. The locations were so pretty (and we found some new ones, so that's always helpful to me!) and that girl knows how to dress herself. :) Anyway, here we go...

Photo Sessions Galore!

2009-11-07T12:25:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday I had a senior portrait session with the totally adorable Eimile. We found some great new locations and did some fun poses! I'm so excited at how the photos are turning out.

Today I did my very first newborn session with my new baby cousin, Alaina, who is not quite two weeks old. It was interesting to say the least! Her patience lasted about thirty minutes, and she was awake throughout most of it, so she was very wiggly. But I learned a lot about what I need to do for newborn sessions and that I need to plan better ahead of time, instead of just winging it. But it was super worth it, because I got to snug a little baby, which is my most favorite thing to do.

Tomorrow I am doing my first official engagement session. Granted, I am taking photos of two of my best friends, my cousin, Daniel, and his fiance, Hannah. So it should be a blast! It's easy to photograph people I know so well. I can boss them around without even thinking about it! :) And I get to include their two dogs, Haas and Gus, so that should be fun! We're going to trick them with treats to make them behave (and pose.)

In a couple of weeks, I get to photograph another baby, though I think she's about 5 months old. That's something new for me, too, and it will be lots of fun! I'm a busy bee this month and I couldn't love it anymore. :) If you want to help me become busier, just let me know, and we'll arrange a session!

Pricing

2009-10-21T13:15:00.000-07:00

A college friend is going to start working on my website this week. I am going to let him do his thing, and hopefully something will be up and running soon. In the meantime, I got all of my pricing information written up, so you can go ahead and take a look at that if you're interested in being photographed by me sometime soon. Thank you!

Pricing: emilyheskettphotography.com/pricing.html

Savannah's First Birthday

2009-09-27T13:01:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, my cousin's baby, Savannah, had her first birthday party. I took my camera, of course, because I couldn't miss an opportunity to photograph her--she's cute as a button. Here are some shots from the Winnie the Pooh-themed party. :)

Senior: Megan

2009-09-27T12:54:00.001-07:00

I did another senior photoshoot in August with Charleigh's friend, Megan. She is a doll, and it was lots of fun to take her shots at Muskingum University. It was the first time I had gone anywhere for a photoshoot with someone, and it was interesting. Also--very amusing to see all the stares we received when we put Megan in a prom dress and photographed her on the track. Thanks, Megan! Here are some of her shots:

To see more of her photoshoot, go here.

Senior: Charleigh

2009-09-27T12:34:00.001-07:00

In July, I had a senior photoshoot with my friend, Charleigh. Her sister is one of my best friends, and I knew I could count on Charleigh to help me build up my portfolio by modeling for me. She did an awesome job! She's completely comfortable in front of the camera and is also absolutely adorable at times and completely gorgeous at others. So it was a joy to work with her! Thanks for the help, Charleigh. Here are some of her shots:

To see more of her photos, go here.

Let's get it started in ha!

2009-09-27T10:01:00.000-07:00

Going to get this blog up and running today. That is my goal. :)